"A bare perusal of Section 311 Cr.P.C. makes it manifest that filing of an application by the Public Prosecutor is not a precondition for exercise of
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"Cancellation of results on the basis of inference, presumptions, conjectures and surmises without any direct evidence or material is not sustainable under law", Orissa High Court has
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Sikkim High Court, in a significant ruling, held that reporting the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) does not violate an accused's right to
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"‘Release’ cannot mean release only from custody. It has to be read as releasing from the obligation to serve sentence of payment of fine." Supreme
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"A bank receiving cheques for collection acts as an agent of the customer and is under an obligation to exercise due diligence in presenting
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"For a transaction involving such a large amount, some documentary evidence would ordinarily be expected; however, no such evidence has been produced", Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed
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Supreme Court has ruled that a bank's negligence in allowing cheques to become stale can extinguish a depositor's right to prosecute the cheque drawer under
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"Men and women stand equal in the eyes of the law; yet they are biologically distinct — to acknowledge such differences in matters of health,
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An employee who worked for 15 years in a man's dairy agency, dared to seek that agency in his own name, received threats, and was
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"Appellant had no authority to enforce the attendance of witnesses — it was for the Tribunal alone, which is empowered to enforce attendance and compel
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"Summoning of an accused in a criminal case is a serious matter. Criminal law cannot be set into motion as a matter of course", High
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"It is not proper to sacrifice certainty of law — judicial decorum, no less than legal propriety, forms the basis of judicial procedure and it
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"Once the road is chosen, the traveller must walk it to the end", In a ruling that restores the honour of a septuagenarian ex-Air Force
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"Object of wearing a helmet is primarily a safety measure intended to minimize or prevent the severity of head injuries — it does not, in
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"Mere Knowledge That The Victim Belongs To A Scheduled Caste Is Not Sufficient; The Offence Must Have Been Committed On The Ground That Such Person
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"A lower-cadre officer cannot review, recall or adjudicate upon orders passed by a superior-cadre officer — the subject of maintenance is more akin to the
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"GDCL was at best a custodian/trustee — it had no right to sell off the properties of JUL or its subsidiary", In a sweeping judgment
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"The evidence of a hostile witness cannot, as a matter of law, be washed off the record altogether — the court must find the creditworthy
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"Apology is not a weapon of defence to purge the guilty, nor a universal panacea — saying sorry does not make the slapper poorer", A
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"The absence of any forensic report connecting the recovered article with the crime creates a serious dent in the prosecution case", Allahabad High Court. A
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"‘Release’ cannot mean release only from custody. It has to be read as releasing from the obligation to serve sentence of payment of fine." Supreme
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"A bank receiving cheques for collection acts as an agent of the customer and is under an obligation to exercise due diligence in presenting
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Supreme Court has ruled that a bank's negligence in allowing cheques to become stale can extinguish a depositor's right to prosecute the cheque drawer under
read more
"Once the road is chosen, the traveller must walk it to the end", In a ruling that restores the honour of a septuagenarian ex-Air Force
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"GDCL was at best a custodian/trustee — it had no right to sell off the properties of JUL or its subsidiary", In a sweeping judgment
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"The evidence of a hostile witness cannot, as a matter of law, be washed off the record altogether — the court must find the creditworthy
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"Sentence awarded to the appellant in the other case involving allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets, having been suspended by this Court, we are inclined
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"A fervent contention has been raised on behalf of the appellant that two separate prosecutions were impermissible because the allegations in both the cases are
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"Appellant has not been able to refer to any provision under the Kerala Act in terms of which the losses suffered by amalgamating company can be
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"Mere existence of a civil remedy does not by itself bar criminal proceedings where the allegations prima facie disclose commission of a cognizable offence", Supreme
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"Magistrate is not expected to undertake an exhaustive evaluation of evidence nor adjudicate upon the merits of the allegations," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling
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"Purposive construction is unavailable in the present case because a literal and plain reading of Paragraph 32(a) of the Consent Award, taking every limb together
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"Any deviation from the terms of the settlement arrived in mediation and later confirmed by the Court should be dealt with strictly as such
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"Upon conviction, the presumption of innocence stands displaced by a judicial determination of guilt, and the appellate court is required to exercise its jurisdiction under Section 389
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"Delay condonation cannot be an act of generosity defeating the cause of substantial justice and causing prejudice to the opposite party", Supreme Court, in a
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"When a party in possession of the best evidence, which throws light on the issue in controversy, withholds it, the Court is entitled to draw
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"While the right to vote enables a member to exercise franchise in accordance with the statutory scheme, the right to contest an election or to
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"Prolonged separation indicates that the matrimonial bond has broken down beyond repair and there is no possibility of resuming cohabitation", Supreme Court, in a significant
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"Indisputably, inflation hits both serving and retired employees with equal force, therefore, differentiating the two qua the rate of increase of DA and DR, in
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"The so-called reconstitution is nothing but a cloak to conceal an unlawful transfer of possession, warranting lifting of the veil," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated
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"A bare perusal of Section 311 Cr.P.C. makes it manifest that filing of an application by the Public Prosecutor is not a precondition for exercise of
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"Cancellation of results on the basis of inference, presumptions, conjectures and surmises without any direct evidence or material is not sustainable under law", Orissa High Court has
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Sikkim High Court, in a significant ruling, held that reporting the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) does not violate an accused's right to
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"For a transaction involving such a large amount, some documentary evidence would ordinarily be expected; however, no such evidence has been produced", Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed
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"Men and women stand equal in the eyes of the law; yet they are biologically distinct — to acknowledge such differences in matters of health,
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An employee who worked for 15 years in a man's dairy agency, dared to seek that agency in his own name, received threats, and was
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"Appellant had no authority to enforce the attendance of witnesses — it was for the Tribunal alone, which is empowered to enforce attendance and compel
read more
"Summoning of an accused in a criminal case is a serious matter. Criminal law cannot be set into motion as a matter of course", High
read more
"It is not proper to sacrifice certainty of law — judicial decorum, no less than legal propriety, forms the basis of judicial procedure and it
read more
"Object of wearing a helmet is primarily a safety measure intended to minimize or prevent the severity of head injuries — it does not, in
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"Mere Knowledge That The Victim Belongs To A Scheduled Caste Is Not Sufficient; The Offence Must Have Been Committed On The Ground That Such Person
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"A lower-cadre officer cannot review, recall or adjudicate upon orders passed by a superior-cadre officer — the subject of maintenance is more akin to the
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"Apology is not a weapon of defence to purge the guilty, nor a universal panacea — saying sorry does not make the slapper poorer", A
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"The absence of any forensic report connecting the recovered article with the crime creates a serious dent in the prosecution case", Allahabad High Court. A
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"It is the rule of law which is taken to ransom by such officials when they knowingly breach the law, that too with impunity", Bombay High Court
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"Non-compliance of the mandatory provision of Section 42 is absolutely clear from the record — such non-compliance is impermissible under the law", Gujarat High Court affirmed
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" Unilateral deed of cancellation by the vendor is void and non-est in the eye of law", Orissa High Court has upheld the validity of
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"So that the parties do not come to know about the real intention of mine, I asked the parties to give some lines in writing
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"Placebo material such as stalks/leaves/stems would not constitute an actual part of the drug — only the actual content and weight of the narcotic drug
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"It is the legal and ethical duty of the husband to maintain his wife — he cannot shirk his responsibility as husband and father", Gujarat High
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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